Before you buy land: 7 checks that save your budget

The cheapest design decisions happen before the purchase. Here is what we look at on every site visit, and why it matters.

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Orientation and sunlight

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  • Where the morning and evening sun falls
  • Prevailing winds and ventilation
  • Views worth framing, and ones to screen

Buildable area and setbacks

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A site visit with an architect costs far less than one wrong purchase.

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Access, drainage and services

Placeholder text: replace with the real article. Good design starts long before drawings, with honest questions about how you live, what the site allows and what the budget can realistically achieve. Answering them early saves time and money later.

Placeholder text: replace with the real article. Good design starts long before drawings, with honest questions about how you live, what the site allows and what the budget can realistically achieve. Answering them early saves time and money later.

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